I mostly think of correct as 2* ability, Penalty specialist 2* to forward, Sprinter * on most positions 2* on sweeper, Penalty stopper 3* keeper, Shielding 1-2* better on AM/SS, Corner stopper 4 on defenders, ? on keeper, Dribbler +2 AM, FC, Set pieces specialist +5 AM or heavily passing trained midfielder, Setting walls? +4 on keeper?, Playmaker +5 on AM +3 on mf's, Man Marker? high on sweeper/dm?, Sharpshooter +5 on all forwards, Winger +3 DF L/R, MF L/R, Versatile +4 second best forward/AM/lwb/rwbb, Long shots +4 AM/+3 lf/rf, Popular underestimated by some, the skill is limited because if you had a whole team full would gain an extra 75k+ per season in fan base which is pretty gnarly so 3+ for popular, Athletic (+5 ALL) Dirty (+2/3 forwards/AM, Intelligent
(+5 ALL), + Fit (+2 ALL), Leader ?? not implemented yet, Determined +4 ALL, Audience player (+3 ALL // -3 ALL) Loyal (+1 ALL), Resilient (+2-3 ALL in new season), Hardworking (+4 ALL), Tall
(+5 defenders, +3 mf, +1 forwards, Aggressive (+2 defenders/dm // -1 ALL), Selfish (+4 FC /+0 lb/rb/ -5 GK, cb/dcb, MF), Team player
(+5 AM, MF // +1 GK, DF // +0 forward, Unpredictable (+3 ALL // -3 ALL), Lazy (-2 ALL, -5 keeper), Roaming (-2 ALL, -0 keeper) - Hot-tempered (-3 ALL, -1 keeper) - Fragile (-3 ALL) - Downhearted (-3 ALL, -5 keeper)

what combination of special attributes are the best for defenders, midfielders and strikers ?

Ok, here are my thoughts on that. A () means that the attribute is optional.

Keeper
Penalty Stopper
Corner Stopper
Setting Walls
(Playmaker) (if it's cheaper than 10 passing training clicks and you have the time for it)

DCB/CB
Corner Stopper
(Sprinter)
Correct
(Man Marker)

LB/RB
Corner Stopper
Sprinter
Correct
Man Marker
Winger
(Long Shots) (? Not sure if this is actually good, but might be)

LWB/RWB
Corner Stopper
Sprinter
Correct
Versatile
Man Marker
Winger
(Long Shots)

DM
(Corner Stopper)
(Sprinter)
Correct
(Dribbler)
(Playmaker)
(Versatile)
Man Marker
(Set Pieces Specialist)

LM/CM/RM
(Shielding)
(Sprinter)
(Dribbler)
Playmaker
(Winger)
(Set Pieces Specialist)

LAM/AM/RAM/SS
(Shielding)
(Dribbler)
Playmaker
(Set Pieces Specialist)
(Sharpshooter)
(Versatile)
(Winger)
Long Shots

LW/RW
(Shielding)
Dribbler
(Penalty Specialist)
(Sharpshooter)
Versatile
Winger
Long Shots

LF/S/RF
(Shielding)
(Sprinter)
(Penalty Specialist)
(Dribbler)
Sharpshooter
(Versatile)
Winger
(Long Shots)

Obviously Winger applies only to the flank players and for Advanced Midfielders Long Shots is more beneficial than Versatile, but for the SS, LW, and RW positions they have different uses.

Based on the description for Man Marker, does that make it good for Keepers looking to stop Corner Kicks? Is it potentially better than Corner Stopper, since Corner Stopper will only work if the opposing player kicks it into the penalty area?

Also, don't forget that Playmaker will only be worth 0.5 balls passing next season.

i know.. i change this later Mercuric thks :)

Wow, a really great work! Thanks to all, people!!!

:) thks Fresty...

and congratulations on your promotion :)
good luck.. if you need something i can do.. let me know.

man marker is using inside the penalty area or outside the penalty area？

Outside, i think

Outside the penalty area, or in corner situations anywhere, Nemo.

thx all of your guys

- Updated

. Playmaker - 5.000xp, 2c, level 7
Player gets 1 ball passing bonus (0.5 from the season 14), other players are more likely to pass to him. Is more likely to pass the ball when he has it.

Mercuric- must have taken years to train them

Updated

. Playmaker - 5.000xp, 2c, level 7
Player gets 0.5 balls passing bonus, other players are more likely to pass to him. Is more likely to pass the ball when he has it.

. Intelligent
Gets 1 ball bonus on tactics. Easier to train more than one trainable special attribute.

seriously,how long did it take Mercuric to train them ?